USS Enterprise (eventually) on Discovery?

[fireproof78]

The joys of a 150~190 million budget. It still doesn't justify there size though. Visually I get it. The USS Vengeance crashing into San Francisco was a visual treat but a 1450m ship that can be run by one crewman needs to be that big?

Yes.

 

[Crazy Eddie]

He did a great many design drawings for the movie showing exactly how the sets fit into the model.

The big auditorium may have been problematic because of the concavity of the saucer underside, IIRC.

If you mean the Recreation Deck, that was originally meant to fit into a space directly below and behind the bridge dome, with the windows being in the roof. Apparently the set was actually under construction when the model was changed to omit those windows, so they covered them over with light panels instead, and then added windows to the far wall where similar features had been added to the model. It was a last-minute change that wasn't well thought out, which is why the two side-by-side turbolifts on the recreation deck are EXACTLY the right width and location to match the bridge turbos that are supposed to be directly above them but don't make even a little bit of sense if the room is moved to the rim of the saucer.

 

[Crazy Eddie]

The joys of a 150~190 million budget. It still doesn't justify there size though. Visually I get it. The USS Vengeance crashing into San Francisco was a visual treat but a 1450m ship that can be run by one crewman needs to be that big?

Why do starships need crews AT ALL? In Vengeance's case, it seems like more of a liability issue than a practical necessity. You COULD just program it to destroy every ship in a given area that doesn't have the right IFF codes, but then you'd be in real trouble if the AI that runs the weapon system stops receiving your abort commands and goes on an endless killing spree across the known universe while chanting in monotone "This unit must survive!"

 

[cooleddie74]

Why do starships need crews AT ALL? In Vengeance's case, it seems like more of a liability issue than a practical necessity. You COULD just program it to destroy every ship in a given area that doesn't have the right IFF codes, but then you'd be in real trouble if the AI that runs the weapon system stops receiving your abort commands and goes on an endless killing spree across the known universe while chanting in monotone "This unit must survive!"

And we all know what happened when the M5 malfunctioned and went on a rampage.

 

[KirkusOveractus]

And we all know what happened when the M5 malfunctioned and went on a rampage.

It started putting ketchup and mustard on everything, including Kevin Riley's milk.

 

[cooleddie74]

ONE...MORE...TIME!!!

 

[KirkusOveractus]

I'll take you hooooome again...Kathleen!

 

[iliescu]

Sure hope the two ships will meet at some point suppose so.

 

[fireproof78]

Why do starships need crews AT ALL? In Vengeance's case, it seems like more of a liability issue than a practical necessity. You COULD just program it to destroy every ship in a given area that doesn't have the right IFF codes, but then you'd be in real trouble if the AI that runs the weapon system stops receiving your abort commands and goes on an endless killing spree across the known universe while chanting in monotone "This unit must survive!"

So, a starship becomes the next villain? Has potential.

 

[Jesse1066]

Sure hope the two ships will meet at some point suppose so.

Enterprise and Discovery?

Spoiler: SPOILERS

You aren't caught up yet, are you?

 

[cooleddie74]

So, a starship becomes the next villain? Has potential.

A space station has already been a villain in Trek("Dead Stop" in ENT) so hey, you never know!

 

[iliescu]

Guess meant the ships to meet, the two series to meet is different - uncertain.

 

[Belz...]

Back to the earlier discussion about the Enterprise and her design, I think that TOS is the only one that stands out. The starship designs from all of the other series (and movies) all have a certain flow and lineage to them through time, both Federation and alien. It's TOS that acts as the sore thumb by just not fitting. But because it's the original we revere it and disallow the idea that its designs should be retconned. Maybe it's time to let go of that and just embrace the change. Proportions aside relative to the TMP design, the new Enterprise essentially solves this continuity issue.

 

[Noah_23]

A Minecraft model of the Discovery Enterprise a team and I are working on the Minetrek server. Obviously a WIP, more will be added or modified when more views are shown

 

[mdtauk]

It's a pity that CBS hasn't released orthographics for the exterior of the ship. Obviously the interior will wait until season 2, or possible set leaks

 

[cooleddie74]

A Minecraft model of the Discovery Enterprise a team and I are working on the Minetrek server. Obviously a WIP, more will be added or modified when more views are shown

I like it! Good job so far!

 

[Noah_23]

I like it! Good job so far!

Thanks! Glad you like it

 

[Ronald Held]

DSC orthographics would make my modeling job much easier.

 

[Belz...]

It'd make my appreciation of it much easier, though I do note that some managed to create very impressive CGI models of the 1701-A from Beyond with just a few seconds of material.

 

[cooleddie74]

I like the Kelvin timeline 1701-A but the Discovery version of the NCC-1701 is a much better-looking ship.